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August 2008

Professional Builder’s 2008 Best Workplaces

These six home builders are doing whatever it takes to keep their employees happy and their companies going

Service

Homebuilders, learn to sell your services

Learn to turn the perks and services you offer from price tags to benefits in your home buyers’ eyes.
Sell It

Homebuilders’ Traditional Sales Methods Need Retooling

Most homebuilders’ sales methods are outdated. It’s time for a change.
Build It

ProBuilder Product Report: Paints, Caulks & Sealants

Get sealed in with these new paint, caulk & sealant products from Henkel, Benjamin Moore and more.

Number Crunch: August 2008

$8 a gallon? Yes, we're talking about oil.
Design Tips

How to Make the Most of a Narrow Corner Lot

Architect Donald Powers demonstrates his solution to the challenging scenario.

Home auctions rid homebuilders of inventory fast

One builder offers tips to running a successful home auction.
Run It

Your Homebuilding Business During a Downturn

Here’s what national homebuilders are doing to improve their business during the downturn.
Perspective

Total Quality Revisited

Editorial Director Paul Deffenbaugh emphasizes the importance of housing quality.
Build It

ProBuilder Product Report: Countertops & Surfaces

Look what just surfaced! New countertop & surface products from Samsung, DuPont and more.
Best Address

California Courtyard Home Brings Buyers Back Into Market

An innovative Southern California courtyard model with enough pizzazz to help Toll Brothers sell 21 homes in less than eight months.
Best Workplaces

Professional Builder’s 2008 Best Workplaces

This year we chose six home builders that, in spite of the glum housing market, found a way to keep employees happy and ready to do whatever it takes to keep their companies going.
Run It

Going Forward, It’s All About Market Share for Homebuilders

While increasing revenues and profits are the gold standard in measuring business success, depressed home sales means that builders need to look at new metrics of performance. In addition to revenue, customer satisfaction and profitability, builders need to pay closer attention to market share.
 

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